Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Waxwings and Sparrows
After sitting, waiting and wishing for cedar waxwings to appear in the yard, they've finally come around. I've been seeing a few here and there, not every day, for the last few weeks. Then yesterday afternoon, while having tea outside, I noticed several small yellowish-brownish birds high up in the trees, staring down at me. Those look like cedar waxwings, I thought. Go get the binoculars. And sure enough, they were. This morning, the tulip tree in front was hosting 11 cedar waxwings. I wonder what they're eating? Most of the holly berries are long gone, but I have one holly in the front yard loaded with berries which the birds apparently don't like. It's not in a convenient spot for watching it from the house, but I'll have to make an effort. Or maybe they're finding enough bugs to eat - this site says they turn carnivorous in the summer.
Another sign of spring showed up in the yard this week. The first chipping sparrows arrived Tuesday morning.
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